X-Chat 2 for Windows

A freeware build of X-Chat for windows, as opposed to the official 30-day-trial shareware Windows…

20 Alternatives To X-Chat 2 for Windows

Colloquy

Traditionally, chat clients on the Mac have been anything but glamorous.

Convos

Convos is the simplest way to use IRC.

HexChat

HexChat is a fork of XChat with bug fixes and new features.

HydraIRC

HydraIRC is an open-source IRC client with an attractive and easy to use interface.

IRCCloud

IRCCloud is a modern IRC client that keeps you connected, with none of the baggage. Stay synced and notified wherever you are with our web and mobile apps.

KVIrc

KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on the excellent Qt GUI toolkit.

Kiwi IRC

A hand-crafted IRC client that you can enjoy. Designed to be used easily and freely.

Konversation

Konversation is an IRC client which gives you speedy access to Freenode network’s channels…

LimeChat

LimeChat is an IRC client for Windows, Mac OS X and iOS. Features
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Maid-IRC

A modern web IRC client. Built on Node.js.

Mibbit

No Java, no flash. With Mibbit, chatting online is easy, just choose your nickname and press go!

Pidgin

Pidgin is an easy to use and free chat client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and more chat networks all at once.

Quassel IRC

Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt4 framework.

Qwebirc

qwebirc is a web based AJAX IRC client.

Shout

The self-hosted web IRC client
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Textual

Textual is the world’s most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC)…

WeeChat

WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client.
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XChat for Linux

XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and Windows.

ZeroChat

An IRC-like chatroom hosted on ZeroNet, a distributed network.

irssi

Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems.